Hello!

[Jerry McAllister]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 10:36:03AM -0600, Old Ranger wrote:

> illoai at gmail.com wrote:
> >On 17/08/07, Adam J Richardson <fatman at crackmonkey.us> wrote:
> >  
> >>Branko Vukelic wrote:
> >>    
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>My name is Branko (a.k.a. FoxBunny in some circles). Until recently I 
> >>>was a
> >>>Arch Linux
> >>>user, and decided to give FreeBSD a try, for a better desktop experience.
> >>>Thanks to the DesktopBSD project (BIG THANKS!) I'm now running FreeBSD 
> >>>on my
> >>>box (or is it proper to call DesktopBSD a FreeBSD?).
> >>>
> >>>I must say I am most impressed by how all this works, from development to
> >>>final touches, to actually running and using it. I'm looking forward to
> >>>getting involved in the whole BSD scene.
> >>>
> >>>Nice meeting (sort of) you all!
> >>>
> >>>Best regards,
> >>>
> >>>Branko
> >>>      
> >>Hi Branko!
> >>
> >>I guess it's like comparing an Alsatian [FreeBSD] to a Spaniel
> >>[DesktopBSD]: they're very different, but both are still dogs. However
> >>NetBSD is a cat and Windows is a fish.
> >>
> >>Feel free to play with my sophisticated model of operating system
> >>development, anyone.
> >>
> >>Maybe I shouldn't have compared FreeBSD to a dog. Whoops. Sorry all.
> >>    
> >
> >If netbsd is a cat, and oh!ess!ten is variously a panther, tiger,
> >puma, (pard?  olestra?), openbsd is a fish (and some damned
> >anthropomorphic lips), probably freebsd is really a 1938
> >pontiac, and windows is a cow-duck hybrid with post-it notes
> >stapled to its spine (or maybe that transporter accident from
> >Star Trek: Der Movin' Picture!).
> >
> >  
> From a pilot's point of view:
> FreeBSD is an F-4 Phantom.
> Mac is a P-38 Trainer.
> Windows is a DC-10.
   (with a hydraulic leak)

////jerry

> 
> Grins,
> 
> ZWH
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